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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE FOR RESIDENTS
PHONE 911 FOR EMERGENCY
POLICE, FIRE OR AMBULANCE
SERVICES
LOMBARD VILLAGE HALL
255 E. Wilson Ave., Lombard
(630) 620 5700
www.villageoflombard.org
Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday
NON-EMERGENCY FIRE
(630) 620 5738
NON-EMERGENCY FIRE TDD
(630) 873 4595
NON-EMERGENCY POLICE
(630) 873 4400
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
General meetings of the board of
trustees are held the first and third
Thursdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.
in the Lombard Village Hall Board
Room and are open to all. Video
coverage is broadcast on Comcast
Cable Channel 6 and AT&T U-verse
Channel 99 and is accessible online at
villageoflombard.org.
VOTER REGISTRATION
To register at Lombard Village
Hall, please bring two forms of
identification: one must have your
current address, such as a current
valid driver’s license, current utility bill,
bank statement, government check,
paycheck or government document
that shows your name and address.
DUPAGE COUNTY OFFICES
(630) 407 6500
www.dupageco.org
U.S. POST OFFICE
380 E St. Charles Rd., Lombard
(630) 627 1864
www.usps.com
226 Yorktown S at Yorktown
Center, Lombard
(630) 620 5317
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Helen M. Plum Memorial Library
(630) 627 0316
www.helenplum.org
PARK DISTRICT
(630) 620 7322
www.lombardparks.com

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES
Elementary School
District 44 Administration
(630) 827 4400
www.sd44.org
Glenbard High School
District 87 Administration
(630) 469 9100
www.glenbard87.org
Villa Park Elementary School
District 45 Administration
(630) 516 7700
www.d45.org
High School District 88
Administration
(630) 530 3981
www.dupage88.net
REFUSE, RECYCLING & YARD
WASTE
Waste Management
(800) 796 9696
www.wastemanagement.com
Refuse and recycling pick up is once a
week. Yard waste is picked up starting
the first full week of April through the
second week of December.

American Taxi
(630) 305 0700
303 Taxi
(630) 368 0303
Uber
www.get.uber.com
Lyft
www.lyft.com
PARKING
Overnight parking in Lombard is not
permitted on public streets from 2 to
5 a.m. or in designated snow routes
when there is one inch or more
of snow (until it is cleared). In an
emergency case, contact the Lombard
Police Department at (630) 873 4400.
There is a $250 fine for parking in an
accessible space.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about village
services, visit www.villageoflombard.
org. The complete Resident Handbook
is available online; printed copies are
available at village hall.

VILLAGE PRESIDENT WELCOME
I hope that you are finding
Lombard to be more than you
ever expected, just as I have in my
over 30 years as a resident.
As your village president, I
am proud to serve the residents
of Lombard and the business
community in a town that is
like no other. From the thriving
regional mall to an ever-growing
downtown to several strip malls
located throughout the village,
business development and growth
is present in Lombard. We
are privileged to have a strong
relationship with our business
community and the Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as
numerous other community partners. Together, we all contribute to the
success that Lombard enjoys.
Our community partnerships are a strong part of providing additional
visitors and shoppers to Lombard to help our business community thrive.
Please patronize our businesses and thank them for being an important
and vital part of our community.
Life in Lombard is well rounded with excellent options for education,
an award-winning park district, active library, interactive historical
museums and much, much more. These aspects of our community help us

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to realize that in Lombard, there’s
no place like home.
Lombard’s proximity to the
expressways makes travel for
business or pleasure one more
reason why Lombard is a great
place to live or work. Raising
a family in Lombard is now
spanning generations with a
variety of housing – both historic
homes and new construction
– that may be found in our
community.
All around, the Lilac Village
has much to offer its residents,
businesses and visitors. I hope that
like me, you will find that it’s much more than you ever expected.
Sincerely,

CHAMBER PRESIDENT WELCOME
Your Lombard Area
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry is pleased to
present the 2018 edition of
the Lombard Community
Magazine and Business
Guide. Once again, this
beautiful presentation of
our village is made possible by the support of our
members and those who have chosen to advertise in this publication.
Please patronize these fine businesses and help grow our local economy.
We are a strong and vital organization made up of local businesses,
service professionals, community and commerce organizations, bodies
of local government and enthusiastic individuals who have joined
together to support and cultivate Lombard and its surrounding area’s
economic and civic development. These are the outstanding people of
our community who make Lombard a great place to shop, work, play
and raise a family. In addition to promoting our member services, we also
take great interest in local education and the community at large. There
are many opportunities for businesses of all sizes and scopes to benefit
from participation with the Chamber.
The Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce hosts many public events
to showcase and celebrate the wonderful amenities Lombard has to offer.
Our two premiere events – the Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair (which
brings thousands of folks into our beautiful historic downtown) as well
as the Lilac Ball, an evening of nightlife fun: delicious food, an open
bar, dancing and neighborly camaraderie – are held during Lombard’s

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much-anticipated Annual Lilac Festival. They are only two of the
many Chamber contributions to life in our wonderful village. Business
marketing and mentoring, consumer information and civic involvement
are also part of our mission to enhance the experience of those living,
working and shopping in Lombard.
Your Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce is at your service and
ready to assist you. If you would like to know more of what the Chamber
can offer your business in terms of visibility, connectedness and insight
– or if we can answer a question about this great community, please visit
our website at www.lombardchamber.com or call us at (630) 627-5040.
Our dynamic and friendly Chamber staff can help you discover all there
is to love about Lombard.

** Table is based on tax code 6011. There are 30 tax codes in Lombard
and each receives a different property tax bill depending on whether the
area is included within a given taxing district’s boundaries. This tax code
was selected as an example only.

eople, organizations and entities
that are alive and vital are constantly
changing. Remaining static and simply
maintaining the status quo seldom works longterm.
The management team at Yorktown
Center, a centerpiece of Lombard since it was
constructed in 1968, works hard to stay ahead
of the curve in terms of lifestyle and shopping
trends.
Yorktown Center understands that there
must be a constant process of reinvention and
innovation in order to attract guests to its
doors. The shopping center must not only be
a place in which to buy goods, but must also
be a destination for dining, entertainment,
socialization, exploration, and now, to be
healthy.
Fitness in many different forms is now a
major endeavor for Yorktown Center, said Todd
Hiepler, general manager.
In fact, the Center has assembled a new
“self-care precinct” on the west side of the
Center, located along Highland Avenue. The
self-care precinct is composed of national
fitness, health and beauty brands to make
it a one-stop shop for 8.5 million annual
visitors and local residents, said Emily Barack,
Yorktown Center’s marketing coordinator.
The self-care precinct currently boasts five
such businesses, including Orangetheory
Fitness, a facility offering group personal
training workouts based on high intensity
interval training that blend cardiovascular and
strength training; CycleBar, a premium indoor
cycling studio; The Barre Code, a women’s
fitness facility that focuses on increasing
mobility and flexibility through stretching and
full-body workouts; Amazing Lash Studio; and
European Wax Center.
“Self-care is now one of the fastest-growing
segments nationwide,” Barack said.
Yorktown Center has also recruited a large
fitness firm – which is yet to be revealed – to
open a 40,000-square-foot facility in the
former Sports Authority space. The new
concept is expected to open in fall 2018 and
will have both interior and exterior access.
The new brick-and-mortar beauty and
fitness offerings at Yorktown Center are also
supplemented by the Center’s partnership
with Humana. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every
Thursday in center court, Humana ambassadors
host cooking seminars in open-air classrooms,
health screenings inside modular consultation
rooms, fitness demonstrations and much more.
In partnership with Humana, Yorktown
Center has also launched its Heart & Sole
Walking Club, which encourages the public

to utilize the shopping center as a place to
get fit and make healthy choices. Heart &
Sole members receive invitations to fitness
events, as well as exclusive deals and discounts
for Yorktown Center retailers, among other
perks. On Mondays and Thursdays each week,
members are invited to join a professional
fitness instructor for guided walks through the
Center.
The Center also plans to hold a “Taste for
the Space” culinary competition on Saturday,
June 16. Applicants will submit ideas and
business plans, and competitors will be chosen
based on a variety of special criteria. The top
15 applicants will be invited to compete at
Taste for the Space, where they will offer bites
of their cuisine to both the community and
a panel of judges who will then vote on food
favorites.
The contest winner will be offered a dining
space at Yorktown Center, which they will
receive rent-free for six months, and they’ll
also be awarded a $50,000 investment prize for
their new restaurant to be used for equipment
and supplies.
“Our hope is that those who vote for the
winner will be loyal patrons once they open
their doors in Yorktown,” Hiepler said.

Taste for the Space will also feature games,
special activities and live entertainment. In
addition, a local nonprofit will be named the
recipient of public donations to be collected
that day.
Outside the walls of the shopping center
– on 15 acres at the northern end of the
Yorktown Center property – construction is
underway on the first phase of two masterplanned multi-family residential structures.
Greystar Development, a multi-family real
estate construction and management firm, is
currently building a residential area known
as Yorktown Commons. The four-story Elan
building will feature 295 apartments and the
seven-story Overture senior living building
will be home to 175 units. A sales office for the
Yorktown Commons properties is currently
open at The Shops at Yorktown for those who
want to preview the offerings.
This summer Yorktown Center will be
working on streetscape improvements that will
better-connect the new residential buildings
with the shopping center. Sidewalks, bike paths
and crosswalks will be installed to help create
a more well-rounded community atmosphere.
The work is expected to be complete by early
September.

ombard sparkled economically during
2017 with over 2,600 building permits
issued, amounting to over $233 million
in value as residents and business owners
invested in new and improved businesses
and homes, said William Heniff, Lombard’s
director of community development.
“It is the highest numbers we have seen in
Lombard in over a decade,” he said, “thanks, in
large part, to exciting investments by Mariano’s
and by GrayStar, the developers of new
apartments at Yorktown Shopping Center.”
The 70,000-square-foot Mariano’s opened to
much acclaim in late August on the site of the
former K-Mart store at Finley and Roosevelt
Roads and construction has begun on two
residential buildings at Yorktown Shopping
Center. Occupancy in the four-story Elan
building and the seven-story Overture building
is expected in late 2018 or early 2019, Heniff
said.
Elsewhere in town, the Lombard
Healthmart Pharmacy is planning to relocate
from their long-time location at 805 S. Main
St. to the site of the former Carlson Paint Glass
and Art Store and Steve Wilk Insurance in the
200 block of South Main Street. The former
art store was demolished and construction of
a new expanded pharmacy with a drive-thru is
underway. They expect to open the new store
this summer, Heniff noted.
Just north of the new pharmacy at 101-109
S. Main St., the village has issued a request for
proposals on the old DuPage Theater site. They
are seeking viable development proposals for
that prominent downtown location.
A new 35,000-square-foot prototype LA
Fitness health club is also being constructed
on the east side of the High Point Shopping

Center on the former site of the Old Country
Buffet. It is scheduled to open in 2019.
A new 96-room Holiday Inn Express hotel
has been approved and construction will start
this year on a vacant site along St. Regis Drive
behind the Greek Islands Restaurant. It will be
the village’s 10th hotel, Heniff said.
Other newly-constructed restaurants that
will open in 2018 include Yard House at
Fountain Square of Lombard and Anthony’s
Coal-Fired Pizza.
Unfortunately, plans for a new Sam’s Club
along Butterfield Road have been scrapped,
thanks to recent news from the massive
national wholesale club that involved scores
of closings. Heniff said that the property
owner will be working to attract an alternate
development.
Yorktown Shopping Center is remaining
innovative and competitive in the face of a
changing retail environment, he added. They
are increasingly attracting and marketing
fitness, health and beauty-related businesses
which are effectively attracting visitors to the
entire center, including the retailers.
A 27-acre parcel along Butterfield Road is
currently on the market because the Northern
Baptist Theological Seminary relocated to Lisle.
A broker team is currently working to market
the large parcel, Heniff said. Recognizing
the potential need to address substandard
infrastructure in the area and on the seminary
property, the village quickly stepped in to
designate a tax increment financing district for
that parcel and the northern part of the nearby
Yorktown Center.
“We wanted to have a tool in place so that
we could effectively position that property for
the future,” he said.

While that educational facility has moved,
after 26 years in Lombard, the College
Preparatory School of America is sinking its
roots ever deeper. Last May the preschool to
12th-grade educational facility broke ground
on a $7 million expansion that will increase the
capacity of the academically challenging school
in the Islamic tradition.
An expansion and modernization of the
school at 331 W. Madison St., housed in a
former public school that was built in three
phases beginning in the 1930s, has long been
sought. The new 33,000-square-foot building
will serve high school students, allowing
preschoolers through eighth-graders to spread
out within the existing space. The new facility
will increase the campus’ capacity to more than
600 students. It currently has 434.
Highlights of the future high school include
a full-size gymnasium with bleachers and
locker rooms, new science labs with updated
technology and additional classrooms.
Further residential development is also
taking place. The former Allied Drywall
Material Supply facility on East Windsor
Avenue near the Lombard Post Office has been
purchased by Emerald Homes, a subsidiary
of D.R. Horton Homes. They are presently
building 12 new homes, starting from the high
$400,000s.
In addition, Airhart Construction continues
to construct single family homes in a similar
price range at Park Place in downtown
Lombard and there continues to be scattered
site in-fill residential construction as lots
become available.
“The economy is good right now and
Lombard is feeling the positive effects,” Heniff
said.

ombard businesspeople – both
members of the Lombard Chamber
of Commerce and non-members –
meet the second Friday of each month from
7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 1250
Roosevelt Rd., Glen Ellyn, in order to connect
with other businesspeople and further each
other’s business interests by forming mutually
beneficial relationships. There is no charge to
attend the monthly sessions which began in
2010.
“We average 30 to 35 people attending
the AM Connection session each month,”
said Yvonne Invergo, executive director of
the Lombard Chamber of Commerce, “but
sometimes we have twice that number attend.
This meeting is open to everyone and is not
business category exclusive.”
Business networking is a low-cost activity
that involves more personal commitment than
company money, so such sessions are generally
popular. In fact, many businesspeople contend
that business networking is a more costeffective method of generating new business
than either advertising or public relations
campaigns.
“We borrowed the format for our monthly
meetings from the CPA Society so attendees
spend the first half hour networking as they get
settled. Then we do a welcome, followed by a
rundown of the meeting’s agenda and a review
of upcoming Chamber events,” Invergo said.
“Then we go around the room and ask for news
from other networking groups and then ask
attendees to give 30-second commercials about
themselves, their businesses and the types of
clients they are seeking.”
Next on each month’s agenda is a three-tofive-minute networking tip by Anna Weselak
of Lombard’s Weselak & Associates, a firm that
provides customized seminars and consulting
on self improvement, improving interpersonal
relationships and communication. Weselak

likes to say, Invergo noted, that she “helps
people play ‘nice’ at work.”
Recent quick-hit topics Weselak has
addressed during the AM Connection include
“Seven Networking Tips for the Introvert in
You,” “How to Approach and Join that Group
which is Already Talking,” and even “How
to Shake Hands While Holding a Plate of
Food, Glass of Wine and a Napkin.” Weselak
presents a new topic related to enhancing your
productivity and professional development at
virtually every month’s meeting.
Following Weselak’s presentation, the group
goes around the room again to give attendees
an opportunity to mention and thank others
for business connections recently facilitated.
Finally, a business card drawing is held to
win a bottle of wine plus several other small
giveaways, brought by attendees.
After the formal portion of the gathering,
members may linger to network again and are

given the opportunity to pull other attendees’
business cards from bins on a side table.
“This is a great place to make connections
and it is a nice, welcoming group where humor
is an integral part of the proceedings,” Invergo
said. “For instance, if someone talks for over 30
seconds in the ‘commercial’ about themselves,
a big cow bell is rung. We approach everything
in a light-hearted manner so there is a very
relaxed atmosphere at these meetings.”
Attendees range from small business owners
to hotel and restaurant executives, managers
from large businesses, village staff members,
representatives of local nonprofits and even
people who are looking for new jobs.
“Some people come every month and others
attend occasionally. Everyone there knows
others in Lombard so a lot of great connections
are made,” she said.
For more information, call (630) 627-5040.
Incidentally, no RSVP is required.

ombard’s oldest house, the Sheldon
Peck home, was constructed around
1839 and is still located at 355 E.
Parkside Ave., at the corner of Parkside and
Grace. It was home to the Peck family, the first
school in the area, a stop on the Underground
Railroad and a place of business for Sheldon
Peck, a mid-19th century portrait painter. The
home belonged to descendants of the Peck
family until 1996 when it was donated to the
Lombard Historical Society, which has restored
the house to the 1840-1860 time period.

Over the past year the historic home has
undergone major structural work to ensure its
survival, said Sarah Richardt, executive director
of the Lombard Historical Society.
“For the last 170 years the east end of the
1,000-square-foot home was simply supported
by eight large rocks and it had sunk six inches.
So we desperately needed to build an actual
foundation for the east end of the home to
preserve its structural integrity,” she said.
The other two portions of the historic
home were already supported by the original

fieldstone cellar (center) and by a foundation
that was rebuilt in 1999 (west end).
“At some point those original cellar walls
will also need work but we expect the fact that
we did this work now will save us money then,”
Richardt said.
The museum was closed for the $42,000
construction project from early October to Feb. 1.
“The contractor did the foundation work
from the inside out, removing the floors plankby-plank and then replacing them,” she said.
“The wood floors were easily put back in place

PECK FAMILY FIGURES PROMINENTLY IN LOMBARD HISTORY
Folk art portrait painter
Sheldon Peck and his wife,
Harriett, brought their
family to Lombard (then
known as Babcock’s Grove)
from Vermont in 1837,
shortly after the end of
the Blackhawk War, in an
oxen-pulled covered wagon.
Two years later they moved into this home they
had constructed. They had been encouraged to
make the trek by former Vermont residents –
the Churchills of Glen Ellyn.
Over a 28-year period Harriett gave birth to 12
children (six of them in Lombard). Two died of
cholera during their stop-over in Chicago, but the
other 10 lived to adulthood.
While Sheldon traveled throughout Illinois,
Wisconsin and Missouri, painting portraits,
Harriett minded the children and the 204acre farm, made award-winning cheese and
healed both neighbors and itinerants. She even
maintained a sick room in the house. Sheldon
would periodically return home, reportedly
always bringing a roll of money he had earned
from his art and turning it over to Harriett.
The couple was also active in the

Underground Railroad movement since
they were ardent abolitionists, according to
newspaper articles, family diaries and the
memoirs of their son, Frank. He reported the
Pecks helping to save seven former slaves as
well as “Old Charley” who had escaped from
Missouri. Sheldon and his two oldest sons,
John and Charles even attended abolitionist
meetings.
Sheldon died in 1868, the year before
Babcock’s Grove was re-named “Lombard,” and
Harriett lived another 21 years, dying in 1887.
Both were reportedly overjoyed by the fall of
the South in the Civil War since they knew
that spelled the end of slavery.

Three more generations of Pecks lived in
and maintained the home for over 100 years
after Harriett died. Sheldon and Harriett’s
granddaughter, Alyce, lived in the home until
1991 and within a few years her son, Allen,
donated the house to the Lombard Historical
Society and sold the land to the village.
It bears noting that the folk art portraits
of Sheldon Peck are highly-sought-after
and exhibited in folk art museums across the
country, including the Whitney Museum in
New York. The Lombard Historical Society
plans to host a several-month exhibit of 15
to 20 Peck originals borrowed from museums
across the country during spring 2019.

but the tile floor in the bathroom had to be
broken up, so we took the opportunity to make
the restroom more ADA-compliant by moving
the doorway and replacing the sink and toilet.
So now, we are able to make the restroom
available to the public.”
The work also allowed for the installation
of on-demand water heaters and insulated
curtains for the historic glass windows, as
well as the creation of more storage space. In
addition, the village re-graded the property
to prevent basement flooding and moved the
sump pump discharge, gas meter and electrical
box to the rear of the building.
“This is a friendly, cozy house that people
love, not an institutional museum,” Richardt
said. “It features warm exhibits that are
representative of the Peck family, as well as a
new ‘Pioneer Playhouse’ space where children
in preschool through the age of 8 can interact
with history. Everything is touchable. They can
load the old stove with wood and then ‘cook’ on
it. They can sit on the beds and read. They can
dress up in a variety of clothes that we rotate
and can even play ‘school’ at an old desk near an
old chalkboard.”
The new space is very popular with young
children and is even available for pioneer
birthday parties. In addition, a local train
expert does a train-spotting event there once

each month. Richardt said it is often difficult
to close up at the end of the day because the
children are reluctant to leave.
“The space is going over very well,” Richardt
said. “Young children want to come back to
play, over and over, and our donations from the
public are up.”
The Lombard Historical Society is wellknown for special events and exhibits which
draw the public into their facilities. For
instance, a Wassail party with a one-night
exhibit is held each December for members
and volunteers only in the Victorian house.

Members-only euchre card parties are also held
monthly in the Victorian house, as are drop-in
needlework sessions.
“We understand that we need to stay
relevant and be different and in order to do
that, we try to use our facilities as a place where
people can enjoy themselves,” Richardt said.
The Peck house is open from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturdays. For information about tours,
see the website at www.lombardhistory.org or
call (630) 629-1885. Both tours of the house
and educational programs are available.

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he Lombard Park District offers a
wide variety of organized sports,
dance, fitness classes and special
events, as well as a fitness center, personal
training and nutritional counseling.
Swim lessons, both swim and dive teams,
adult lap swim, water aerobics and water
walking are all available during the summer
season. Sports teams, walking clubs and dance
and fitness classes like yoga and Zumba are
offered for all ages year-round, at facilities
districtwide.
The Lombard Park District provides
lifeguard certification and AED CPR classes
for staff and residents to train for emergencies.
The district also displays public service
announcements on banners throughout its
parks as a safety reminder in different seasons.
Throughout the year, the park district hosts
numerous special events. The Annual Mutt
Strut 5K is in its 13th year and is an excellent
way to get back into shape while you run with
your furry friend. The 2017 Mutt Strut donated
$2,000 to the Lombard/Villa Park Food Pantry
and $500 to DuPage Animal Care and Control.
This year’s event will be held on May 19.
If you are looking for quality time with the

whole family, don’t miss the summer concert
and movie series, Take Time for Tots Day,
Family Campout, Community Play Day, Fall
Fest, Turkey Shoot and the park district’s most
anticipated event, Holiday Lights.
This year the Lombard Park District

will open the new Madison Meadow
Athletic Center, and there will be plenty of
opportunities you won’t want to miss.
For more information, call (630) 620-7322
or visit www.lombardparks.com

ombard is a busy, active community with
much to offer its residents. Check out
some of the fun things to do in Lombard.

LILACIA PARK
Lombard owes Lilacia Park and its
collection of lilacs to Colonel William Plum
and his wife, Helen Maria Williams Plum.
The Lombard Park District was founded in
1927 when the people of Lombard voted to
accept the stipulations set forth in Colonel
Plum’s will, which bequeathed his property
to the citizens. Soon thereafter, the new park
district commissioned Jens Jensen, the famous
landscape architect, to design what is now
known as Lilacia Park, located at 150 S. Park
Ave.
It’s impossible to separate Lombard from
its lilacs. Lilac Time, a village-wide festival
celebrated each May, is held in Lilacia Park.
It celebrates the history of Lombard’s lilacs
with a coronation, historical tours, tastings,
entertainment and a 5K race. Throughout the
year, the Lombard Park District maintains
the horticultural showcase that hosts wedding
ceremonies, movies in the park, and Holiday
Lights in Lilacia. For more information, visit
www.lombardparks.com.
LILAC TIME ART
AND CRAFT FAIR
The Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair, the first
outdoor event of the season, helps to kick off
Lilac Time in Lombard. Held on the first

Sunday in May, the Lombard
community and more converge
upon the downtown area to
enjoy handmade arts and crafts
as well as entertainment, a wide
variety of food including many
of Lombard’s downtown eating
establishments and a Free Kid
Zone. There is something for
everyone at this event that runs
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on St.
Charles Road between Main
Street and Elizabeth.
LILAC BALL
The Lilac Ball, held each year on the second
Friday in May, is a gala evening where everyone
comes together to enjoy dinner and dancing
with a party atmosphere. The Lilac Ball features
an open bar, raffles, auctions, candy buffet
and more. Some proceeds from this event are
donated to the Lombard Lilac Parade and the
Lilac Princess Program. The event is held at
Carlisle Banquets, 435 E. Butterfield Rd. in
Lombard. All area adults are invited to attend.
For tickets, visit lombardchamber.com.
LILAC PARADE
The 63rd Lombard Lilac Parade will be on
Sunday, May 20. This year’s theme is “Musicals
of Stage & Screen” highlighting the beauty
and pride of our wonderful Lilacia Park and
village. The parade begins at 1:30 p.m. at Main
and Wilson then heads north to Maple and

east to Craig Place. The parade is the final
event of Lilac Time in Lombard and features
the Lilac Queen and Court, Glenbard East
and Willowbrook marching bands, Two
Rivers Nation Maidens & Braves, Jesse White
Tumblers, Shriners, music, horses, dancers,
classic cars and much more.
ALE FEST
The Lombard Ale Fest is Lombard’s premier
craft beer festival. The second annual fest will
take place on Saturday, June 9, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Situated in the heart of downtown Lombard at
Lilacia Park, the fest will feature over 80 unique
beers from craft breweries around the country
and some of Chicagoland’s favorite food
trucks. The fest will be a celebration of summer
seasonal beers, food and live music. Kick off
your summer right with the Lombard Ale Fest.
❯

PARADISE BAY WATER PARK
The Lombard Park District’s Paradise Bay
Water Park, located at 437 E. St. Charles Rd.,
is a winner of the Illinois Park and Recreation
Association’s Outstanding Facility and Park
Award. This award winning state-of-the-art
facility features Hurricane Cove, a zero-depth
entry leisure pool with spouts, fountains, water
sprays, whirlpool and host to a body slide, bowl
slide, speed slide, and water walk. This paradisethemed park also features a 12-foot dive well,
3-meter and 1-meter dive boards and a drop
slide.
Paradise Bay Water Park offers a variety of
special events, swim lessons, swim and dive
teams and age-related open swim times. Swim
the entire summer with a “Passport to Paradise”
pool pass. Visit www.lombardparks.com for
hours, rates and programming opportunities.
CRUISE NIGHTS
Summertime fun starts with Cruise Nights
on Saturday evenings from Saturday, June 9th,
through Aug. 25 (with the exception of July 7),
in downtown Lombard. Featuring a classic car
show along with a free concert series, Lombard
Cruise Nights are held near St. Charles
Road and Main Street. A wide variety of
entertainment is featured including showcase
bands, theme nights and family nights. Back
by popular demand, American English will
be featured on Aug. 25. There’s even a Kids’
Corner for children’s activities, sponsored by
various community groups. Walk around and
see the classic cars, starting at 6 p.m. For more
information, visit www.villageoflombard.org or
call (630) 620-5718.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
FIREWORKS
You don’t have to go too far to find family
fun on July 4 with Lombard’s annual fireworks
celebration held in Madison Meadows Park, at
Madison and Ahrens streets. The breathtaking

fireworks display wows the crowd and brings
admirers from all around to see the show.
The fun begins at dusk. Bring your blankets!
For more information on Village of Lombard
events, visit www.villageoflombard.org
GERMANFEST
This four-day event features a wide range
of entertainment, live music, food vendors,
German beer and games at Sacred Heart
Parish, 114 S. Elizabeth St. Featured music
includes headline bands Rod Tuffcurls and
the Bench Press, Hair Bangers Ball and the
always popular 7th Heaven, as well as authentic
German music.
Other activities include a casino on
Friday and Saturday nights as well as a bags
tournament and bingo every day of the fest.
Children will enjoy Kids’ Bingo on Saturday,
and Big M Amusements will provide rides and
games for all age.
Admission to Germanfest is free – a nominal
fee is charged for the casino with all proceeds
benefiting Sacred Heart Parish.
Festival hours are 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Thursday July 19; 5:30 p.m. to midnight Friday,
July 20; 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 21;
and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 22.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Enjoy charming holiday displays as the
Lombard Park District flips the switch on
tens of thousands of lights in Lilacia Park – a
wonderland of enchantingly lit trees, a giant
gingerbread house and much, much more.
Youngsters can visit with Santa for free, ride
the delightful Gold Medal Express train, shake
hands with their favorite holiday characters,
enjoy a spectacular light show and warm up
by the fire with complimentary hot cocoa and
cookies.
The lighted park display runs through the
New Year. Visit www.lombardparks.com for
more information.

HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS
The Lombard Historical Society maintains
two historic house museums, the Victorian
Cottage and the Sheldon Peck Homestead.
Visitors to the Victorian Cottage will
encounter a look at life in the mid-1800s
when the days of the pioneer farmer in
Lombard were giving way to the industrial
age. Additionally, a new permanent exhibit
showcases themes throughout Lombard’s
history. The Sheldon Peck Homestead
highlights the life of artist and abolitionist
Sheldon Peck, whose house was a stop on
the Underground Railroad. Exhibits focus on
Peck’s folk art, pioneer life and involvement in
the abolitionist movement. The Homestead is
part of the National Park Service Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom.
The Maple Street Chapel at the corner of
Main and Maple in Lombard is a landmark
the entire region recognizes and treasures.
The American Gothic board-and-batten
design, its stained-glass “grisaille” windows
and the chapel’s simple elegance all add to its
importance as an historic site.
In the late 1970s, the management, repair,
maintenance and preservation of the Maple
Street Chapel was entrusted to a group that
has grown into today’s Maple Street Chapel
Preservation Society, Inc. Through the years
this group has cared for and nurtured this
unique community treasure.
BIKING ON THE PRAIRIE PATH
AND GREAT WESTERN TRAIL
The Illinois Prairie Path and the Great
Western Trail are rail-to-trails that are easily
accessible to Lombard residents. Both the
path and trail link 10,000 acres of county
forest preserves, local parks and 500 miles of
recreational trails. These trails are an integral
part of our identity and a priceless amenity
that runners, cyclists, equestrians, dog walkers
and nature lovers treasure. Exercise, enjoy

nature, meet neighbors or run errands along
these green ribbons. For more information
on DuPage County trails or to request
a county trail map, contact the DuPage
County DOT at (630) 407-6900 or email
TrailPathCoordinator@dupageco.org.
LOMBARD ROLLER RINK
The Lombard Roller Rink has been around
for nearly 35 years. It is a family-oriented
facility that offers fun for everyone from
birthday parties for kids and teens, to a relaxed
Friday morning adult skate, complete with the
music you remember.
Teens particularly like the rink’s Friday and
Saturday night sessions when special lighting
illuminates the skating floor; add glow sticks,
great music and adult supervision, and they
have a great time hanging out. Skating lessons
for children and adults, Zumba classes, Roller
Derby classes for women, a men’s Roller Derby
team and an Artistic Skate Club are also
offered. Lombard Roller Rink also sells skates
and hosts private events and fundraisers for
schools, churches, Girl Scouts and more.
LOMBARD PARKS
The Lombard Park District provides
recreation opportunities for people to enjoy life.
Offerings include community special events,
adult and youth organized sports; classes and
programs for families, children and adults; and
summer day camp for ages 3 to 14. Martial
arts, adult athletics, fine art, dance and Kiddie
Campus Preschool round out the activities
offered. Lombard Park District also offers a

full array of fitness programming, including
group fitness classes, a fitness center at Sunset
Knoll Recreation Center and personal training
opportunities. The district owns and operates
17 parks and Western Acres Golf Course. The
parks have a variety of amenities including
walking paths, tennis courts, a skate park,
athletic fields and more.
Residents may also rent one of the district’s
many facilities and parks for family gatherings,
weddings, parties, showers, corporate events
and more. Visit www.lombardparks.com for
more information.
ENCHANTED CASTLE
In Quest of a great time? Look no further
than Lombard’s amazing Enchanted Castle
Restaurant & Indoor Entertainment Complex.
It’s a kingdom full of fun! There’s laser tag,
Go-Karts, bumper cars, amusement rides, kingsized game room, a huge prize redemption
center plus a new Kids’ Adventure Playland
and bouncey inflatables – all under one roof.
The restaurant offers wonderful menu items
including freshly made pizzas, specialty
sandwiches, wraps, delicious appetizers,
fresh salads and desserts. “Wally Wizard
& The Singing Dragons Revue” provide
entertainment. Visit www.enchanted.com for
specials, plus party and group packages.
WHIRLY BALL
Combining lacrosse, hockey and basketball
with bumper cars, WhirlyBall has caused even
great athletes of every stripe to laugh and
holler their way to a crushing defeat. Behind

the controls of a special bumper car, you’ll use
hand-held scoops to propel whiffle balls at your
scoring target. You can hear about WhirlyBall
or even watch a game or two, but there’s
nothing quite like experiencing it for yourself.
After a few lively rounds on the WhirlyBall
court, head to the dining room, where you can
choose from their delicious array of family
fare or savor their special Smokehouse Burger,
a Hot Pastrami Cheesesteak, the New York
Pot Roast Sliders or maybe even a Pear &
Gorgonzola Pizza paired with a brew from
their incredible selection of craft beers from the
full-service bar.
YORKTOWN PLAY
PLAY is Yorktown Center’s 2,000-squarefoot children’s activity area that combines
art, technology, a playground and a sense of
creativity. Located on the lower level of Center
Court outside Carson’s, PLAY offers interactive
learning for every age of a child, from toddler
to teen and everyone in between.
From a rock climbing wall and an oversized
Lego table to interactive gaming apps that
encourage creative engagement, this space
generates excitement for all of our families at
Yorktown Center. For more information on
PLAY and many other fun things to do at
Yorktown Center, visit www.yorktowncenter.
com or call (630) 629-7300. ❙
For the most up-to-date listing of events,
check out the Daily Herald calendar at www.
dailyherald.com or in the paper, as well as village
websites.

LOMBARD’S
LILAC QUEEN AND
PRINCESSES
This year marks the 88th
anniversary of the longstanding
Lilac Queen contest, a scholarship
program held in conjunction with the
Lombard Lilac Time event.
Coordinated by the GFWC
Lombard Junior Women’s Club,
the program is open to young
women ages 16 to 21 who live in
Lombard. The five young women

Kathleen Gomez

Madeline Novak

Elizabeth Reiter

selected to represent Lombard on
the Lilac Court are chosen based on
community and school involvement,
poise, grace, speaking ability and
personal presentation. Each Lilac
Princess receives a scholarship
awarded by the Lombard Junior
Women’s Club.
The Lilac Queen is crowned at the
start of Lilac Time, and the queen
and her court preside over two weeks
of festivities, including the Lilac
Parade on May 20.

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SERVICE AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
KIWANIS
Kiwanis Club of Lombard is part of a global
organization known as Kiwanis International
that carries out service projects at the local
level and raises funds to contribute to local and
worldwide projects serving the children of the
world. The club meets every Thursday at 7:30
a.m. at Harry Caray’s Restaurant in the Westin
Lombard. For more information, visit www.
kiwaniscluboflombard.org.
JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB
Lombard Junior Women’s Club is part of
the Illinois General Federation of Women’s
Clubs organization. Its members are diverse
and multi-faceted women with a common
commitment of community service. In 1983,
the GFWC Illinois Lombard Junior Women’s
Club founded TLC Camp Inc., a weeklong
summer day camp for children with cancer and
a sibling. The club meets the first Wednesday
of the month, September through May, at The
Clubhouse, 837 S. Westmore, Unit 2G. For
more information, visit www.lombardjuniors.
com.
LIONS CLUB
Lombard Noon Lions Club is one of the
world’s largest service organizations and seeks
to encourage service-minded people to serve
their community without personal or financial
reward. The club meets every first and third
Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. For more information,
call Ernie Turcotte at (630) 953-9355 or visit
www.lombardlions.org.
SERVICE LEAGUE
Lombard Service League is an affiliate
of the International General Federation of
Women’s Clubs whose objective is “to provide
charitable service to the Lombard area, the
state of Illinois and projects of the General

ROTARY CLUB
Rotary Club of Lombard sponsors college
scholarships for high school seniors, distributes
food and money, contributes to a variety
of local nonprofit organizations, as well as
supporting the efforts of Rotary International,
which include eradication of polio, provision of
clean water in developing countries and support
of literacy. The club meets every Thursday at
12:15 p.m. at Maxfield’s Restaurant, 352 E.
Roosevelt Rd. For more information, write the
organization at P.O. Box 1003, Lombard, IL
60148.

Federation of Women’s Clubs nationally and
internationally.” The club sponsors Lombard’s
annual Woman of the Year contest in addition
to a variety of other events. The club meets at
7 p.m. every second Thursday of every month
(September through April) at Lexington
Square, 555 Foxworth Blvd., Lombard.
For more information, write to P.O. Box
482, Lombard, IL 60148 or visit lombard.
gfwcillinois.org.
WOMAN’S CLUB
Lombard Woman’s Club is a philanthropic
organization which strives to foster the
intellectual advancement of its members, the
promotion of higher social, educational and
moral conditions in the community and a
united effort toward the higher development
of humanity. The club meets at 1 p.m. every
second Tuesday of the month (October through
May) at Lexington Square.

UNITED WAY
United Way of DuPage/West Cook is
a service organization that brings together
leaders from government, corporations,
human service providers and the community
to develop innovative solutions to local issues.
For more information, write to P.O. Box 5317,
Oak Brook, IL 60522;contact Christine Lewis,
Chief Professional Officer/Regional Vice
President at (630) 645-6339; or visit www.
liveunitedchicago.org/dupagewestcook.
LOMBARD TOWN CENTRE (LTC)
As an Illinois Main Street organization,
LTC is a community-based nonprofit dedicated
to preserving and promoting the historic
downtown as the heart of Lombard and a
vibrant commercial destination. They do this by
recruiting and retaining businesses, marketing
available properties, hosting special events
and promotions, and empowering residents to
reinvest in their downtown by volunteering,
shopping and dining in downtown Lombard.
Learn more about LTC by visiting their
website at www.lombardtowncentre.org, find
them on Facebook, call them at (630) 6208063 or visit the LTC downtown office at 2 S.
Park Ave., Lombard.

Things are happening at the
NE corner of Main & Maple!
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF LOMBARD
155 S. Main Street
(next to Dairy Queen)
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630.627.2508
www.FirstUMCLombard.org
Sunday Service at 8 and 10 am
Adult small group discussions and childcare begin at 8:45 am.

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In addition to Individual, Basic and Classic memberships, the Lombard
Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers Diamond, Executive and
Premier membership levels, which include special recognition and benefits
such as enhanced website listings, banner advertising on the Chamber
website and tickets to Chamber events like the Lilac Ball and Annual Golf
Classic. For more information on Chamber membership levels and benefits,
visit www.lombardchamber.com/pages/MemberBenefits.